Spring pad construction



Oct. 11, 1932. E. DAVIS SPRING PAD CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 2, 1930 l/ll1 1 N V EN TOR.

ATTORNEYS,

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srnme ran coii'srnucrron Application. filed January 2;.1930. 'Serial 417,902.

This invention relates to spring pads f pressing machines'and has for its object a spring pad which is particularly simple and economical in construction and highly efiicient v. and durable in use.

y The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forthand claimed.

i In describing this invention, reference IS n had to the accompanying drawing n WlDCll like characters designate correspondlng parts in all the views. V

Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in sect1on, of this spring pad, showing the same applied 1!; to the pressing element or the buck of a pressing machine.

Figure 2 is an enlargedfragmentary sectional view of the spring padding.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a pressing Pa machine showing one location of the pad.

This pad comprises generally, a base sheet of padding material and aspring backing therefor interposed between the base sheet and the pressing element or other support,

95 the spring backing including a plurality of springs distributed over the area of the inner or under side of the padding sheet, the springs having like ends embedded or interlocked in the base padding sheet, the ends of the springs which rest on the buck or other support being preferably free or disconnected from each other.

1 designates the base sheet of padding materi al, this being preferably made of mineral or steel wool, in any well known manner.

2 are the coiled springs constituting the support or backing for the sheet 1, the end coils of the springs being embedded in the sheet 1 as by screwing or turning them into the,

sheet and the extreme ends of the coils are formed annular or with hooks 8 which interlock in the base sheet to prevent'dislodgement of the springs. The pad is arranged with the base sheet outwardly and with the outer or free ends of the springs 2'on the supporting surface, as the face of the buck 4, of a pressing machine.

The padding is usually overlaid with an outer cloth wrapper 5 secured at its margin in any suitable manner to the buck 4. The

padding may be appliedtd either the upper r l orlower pressing element of arpressing machine, and in the machine shown in Figure 8, it is shown as applied to the lower pressing element or buck 4, which 'is mounted on a a suitableframe 6. The upper pressing elcmentor head 7 is movable into and out of pressing position by any well known actuating mechanism. V

This pad is advantageous in that it 1s not only simple and economical in construction because the springs are supported directly the base sheet 1 without special fastenlng means, but also because the base sheet being interwoven metal fibres or steel wool forms a particularly good base to which to attach the springs. The padding thus constructed consists of but two elements, the base sheet and the springs.

Vfhat I claim is l. A spring pad for pressing machines comprising a base sheet of padding material and a spring backing for said base sheet consisting of a plurality of springs having their J .1=. 5 ends'mterlocked 1n the base sheet and ter- 'minating short of the face of the base sheet.

2. spring pad for pressing machines comprising a base sheet of padding material and a spring backing behind said base sheet consisting of a plurality of coiled springs having their coils at like ends embedded in the padding of the base sheet, the greater portion of the coil springs extending outside of the base sheet. 1

S5 3. A spring pad for pressing machines comprising a base sheet of mineral wool padding and a plurality of springs for supporting the base sheet and located in position to form a backing therefor, said springs having their ends embedded in the base sheet and terminating short ofthe face of the base sheet. i

4. A spring pad for pressing machines comprising a base sheet of mineral wool padding and a plurality of springs for supporting the base sheet and located behind the base sheet to form a backing therefor, said springs being coiled springs and having'like ends embedded in the base sheet and terminatw ing short of the face of thebase sheet. 7

5. A pressing jaw, for a garment or laundry pressing machine, including a. supporting member formed with a face; a plurality of coil springsmounted on the face with their 1 5 lower ends resting on the face; a pad filled with steel Wool and supported; by the coil springs, a cover overlying the pad and secured to the supporting member; the upper .end portions of the coil springs extending 10, into and terminating in the lower parto f'the pad short ofthe cover overlying the pad.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and. State of New York,.this

15 24th day of December, 1929.

' ERNEST DAVIS. 

